Research Article

Giant-cell tumors of the tendon sheath involving the hand or the wrist: an analysis of 141 patients

Volume: 38 Number: 2 September 11, 2006
  • Tackin Ozalp
  • Huseyin Yercan
  • Cengizhan Kurt
  • Oguz Ozdemir
  • Erhan Coskunol
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Giant-cell tumors of the tendon sheath involving the hand or the wrist: an analysis of 141 patients

Abstract

Objectives: Giant-cell tumors of the tendon sheath localized in the hand or wrist were retrospectively reviewed with respect to diagnosis, surgical treatment, and postoperative complications.
Methods: During a 21-year period, a total of 141 patients (83 females, 58 males; mean age 37.5 years; range 6 to 77 years) underwent surgery for 146 lesions that developed in the hand (n=134) or the wrist (n=12). Involvement was on the right side in 77 patients, and on the left side in 64 patients. The mean follow-up period was 3.5 years (range 6 months to 11 years).
Results: On presentation, the most common symptom was the presence of a painless soft tissue mass. The most frequent localization was the volar part (76%) of the second (27%) and the third (24) fingers, or the proximal phalanx (57%). Forty per cent of tumors were encountered at ages between 30 and 50 years. The duration of symptoms ranged from one month to five years and the highest number of presentations fell within the first six months. In eighteen patients, radiologic studies showed osseous involvement, being cortical sclerosis in 12 patients, and erosion in eight patients. Postoperative complications included digital nerve injuries in four patients, superficial infection in three patients, and joint stiffness in 12 patients. Twenty-three patients (16%) developed recurrences within a mean of 3.7 years (range 2 months to 7 years).
Conclusion: Taking high rates of recurrences into consideration, surgery for giant-cell tumors of the tendon sheath requires wide surgical exposure, attentive skills, and the use of magnification.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Tackin Ozalp This is me

Huseyin Yercan This is me

Cengizhan Kurt This is me

Oguz Ozdemir This is me

Erhan Coskunol This is me

Publication Date

September 11, 2006

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March 7, 2014

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Year 2004 Volume: 38 Number: 2

APA
Ozalp, T., Yercan, H., Kurt, C., Ozdemir, O., & Coskunol, E. (2006). Giant-cell tumors of the tendon sheath involving the hand or the wrist: an analysis of 141 patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 38(2), 120-124. https://izlik.org/JA84YA86RJ
AMA
1.Ozalp T, Yercan H, Kurt C, Ozdemir O, Coskunol E. Giant-cell tumors of the tendon sheath involving the hand or the wrist: an analysis of 141 patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38(2):120-124. https://izlik.org/JA84YA86RJ
Chicago
Ozalp, Tackin, Huseyin Yercan, Cengizhan Kurt, Oguz Ozdemir, and Erhan Coskunol. 2006. “Giant-Cell Tumors of the Tendon Sheath Involving the Hand or the Wrist: An Analysis of 141 Patients”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 (2): 120-24. https://izlik.org/JA84YA86RJ.
EndNote
Ozalp T, Yercan H, Kurt C, Ozdemir O, Coskunol E (September 1, 2006) Giant-cell tumors of the tendon sheath involving the hand or the wrist: an analysis of 141 patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 2 120–124.
IEEE
[1]T. Ozalp, H. Yercan, C. Kurt, O. Ozdemir, and E. Coskunol, “Giant-cell tumors of the tendon sheath involving the hand or the wrist: an analysis of 141 patients”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 120–124, Sept. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA84YA86RJ
ISNAD
Ozalp, Tackin - Yercan, Huseyin - Kurt, Cengizhan - Ozdemir, Oguz - Coskunol, Erhan. “Giant-Cell Tumors of the Tendon Sheath Involving the Hand or the Wrist: An Analysis of 141 Patients”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38/2 (September 1, 2006): 120-124. https://izlik.org/JA84YA86RJ.
JAMA
1.Ozalp T, Yercan H, Kurt C, Ozdemir O, Coskunol E. Giant-cell tumors of the tendon sheath involving the hand or the wrist: an analysis of 141 patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38:120–124.
MLA
Ozalp, Tackin, et al. “Giant-Cell Tumors of the Tendon Sheath Involving the Hand or the Wrist: An Analysis of 141 Patients”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, no. 2, Sept. 2006, pp. 120-4, https://izlik.org/JA84YA86RJ.
Vancouver
1.Tackin Ozalp, Huseyin Yercan, Cengizhan Kurt, Oguz Ozdemir, Erhan Coskunol. Giant-cell tumors of the tendon sheath involving the hand or the wrist: an analysis of 141 patients. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1;38(2):120-4. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA84YA86RJ